Admissions
Entrance exams, registration deadlines, offers, waiting lists and appeals, from 4+ through to sixth form.
The 4+ Assessment: Applying to London Pre-Preps
What happens at a 4+ assessment, when to register, what schools are actually looking for in a three-year-old, and how to prepare without preparing.
Summer-Born Children and Deferred School Entry
If your child is born between April and August you can delay reception by a year. How the rules work, how to request it, and how independent schools differ.
School Waiting Lists and Appeals: What to Do Next
Didn't get the place you wanted? How state school appeals work, how waiting lists really move, and what independent school waiting lists mean in practice.
Applying to Grammar Schools Out of Area: A Guide
You don't have to live in a grammar county to apply. How out-of-catchment grammar admissions work, where the selective areas are, and what the realities are.
Understanding the 11-Plus: What Parents Need to Know
What the 11-plus involves, how grammar school admissions work, when to register, which test your area uses, and how to support your child without over-tutoring.
How School Catchment Areas Work — and How to Check
How school catchment areas work in the UK, why they move each year, and how to check a catchment properly before you rely on it.
The Independent School Admissions Timeline
The independent school admissions timeline month by month: registration, pre-tests, exams, interviews and offers, so you never miss a key deadline.
School Interviews: Preparing Your Child (and Yourself)
How to prepare for a school interview: what schools look for, helping your child shine without over-coaching, and how parents can prepare too.
The 7+ and 8+: Applying to London Prep Schools
A clear guide to the 7+ and 8+ exams for selective London prep schools: what they test, how competitive they are, and how to prepare sensibly.